23 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1918
Page
1
The article describes a lengthy hospital visit at Chateau Thierry Drive where the speaker greets maimed heroes. He is notably affected by the cheerful demeanor of the injured, and learns that all those wounded above the waist have recovered enough to move on.
Miss Blanche Hodge of Enosburg Falls Vermont, an army nurse, praised the bravery of New England wounded soldiers on her return to New York today aboard the transport Mongolia. The report notes the Fort Banks Regiment was brought back intact and promises continuation on Page 9-Third Column.
The Aero Club of America announced that Captain Robert A. Bartlett will lead an expedition to survey the North Pole by airplane next June. The plan, conceived by Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, calls for exploration of polar regions under Bartlett's command.
President Wilson toured the Red Cross hospital at Neuilly and the Val de Grace in Paris. He spoke with 1200 severely wounded American soldiers, noting their good spirits and care. He spent over four hours visiting wards and beds and praised the patients’ surroundings and morale.
Public opinion is awaited before trustees decide. Professor A S Richey offers two alternatives if the favored six cent fare plan inside three miles of City Hall is not adopted. He urges establishing a three mile zone boundary and also analyzes other possible locations.
Christmas Day celebration at Revere Beach venue promises continuous dancing from 2 p m to midnight with no stop. Two orchestras perform. one admission grants entry any time. Boston center advertises trains every 15 minutes to the event, inviting the happy throng to join.
Paris dispatch reports Colonel Edward L. Logan former 101st Regiment commander now in Blois sending warm Christmas greetings to Boston and friends. He plans to be in Paris Christmas Day and expresses gratitude for kind messages and good wishes.
Boston Post editor says Russia will be a major issue for the conference as old Russia is under Bolsheviks and anti Bolshevik governments exist elsewhere. Allies seek consolidation of anti Bolshevik elements and a restored united Russia after Bolshevik collapse. They may land allied troops in the Baltic provinces and from the Black Sea to bolster anti Bolshevik forces in Ukraine.
The expedition seeks to explore survey and photograph the unexplored Arctic regions and determine the existence or non existence of land in that area. It plans to be the most completely equipped ever sent out and will pursue exploration, surveying and photographic work.
An advertisement notes Father John's Medicine as a cold and cough prevention aid with no alcohol, promoting its strengthening effects and listing it as a health product in the issue.
New York reports James E. Gaffney former Boston Nationals owner has opened talks with Harry Frazee to buy the Boston Americans. No comment from either man, but forecasts say a deal could close in days and Fenway Park might be closed with both teams playing at Braves Field.
One year ago today Austro German forces in the Asiago offensive stormed Col del Rosso and Monte Valdella, cutting off 6000 Italians from the main army. Burdett Business Training advertises soldiers and sailors for profitable positions at 18 Boylston Street corner Washington.
In Dublin and 49 towns meetings drafted resolutions inviting President Wilson to visit Ireland and pledging support. Nationalists and Sinn Fein speakers urged Wilson to consider Ireland at the peace conference while Unionists urged noninterference in domestic Irish politics. The Dublin meeting was led by the Lord Mayor with cooperation from the city trades council.
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